[Federal Register: April 25, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 80)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protests
April 19, 2001.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent License for Minor Project.
b. Project No.: 719-007.
c. Date filed: October 31, 2000.
d. Applicant: Trinity Conservancy, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Trinity Power Project.
f. Location: On Phelps Creek and James Creek in the Columbia River
Basin in Chelan County, near Leavenworth, Washington. The project
occupies 47.9 acres of federal lands in Wenatchee National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Reid L. Brown, President, Trinity
Conservancy, Inc., 3139 E. Lake Sammamish SE, Sammamish, WA 98075-9608,
(425) 392-9214.
i. FERC Contact: Charles Hall, (202) 219-2853 or
Charles.Hall@FERC.fed.us.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests and
interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all interveners filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervener files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The Trinity Project consists of: (1) A deteriorated wooden
diversion dam, 70-foot-long flume and settling tank on James Creek, and
a 3,350-foot-long, partially destroyed steel penstock, all of which is
proposed for decommissioning with this license application; (2) a 45-
foot-long, 10-foot-high timber crib diversion dam and screened intake
on Phelps Creek; (3) a 24-inch-diameter, 6,000-foot-long, gravity-flow,
steel pipe aqueduct; (4) a 20-foot-long, 14-foot-wide, 9-foot-deep,
reinforced concrete settling tank; (5) a 42-inch- to 12-inch-diameter,
2,750-foot-long, riveted spiral-wound penstock; (6) a 145-foot-long,
34-foot-wide, wood-frame powerhouse building containing a single Pelton
impulse turbine and 240-kilowatt synchronous generator; (7) a tailrace;
and (8) appurtenant facilities. The generator supplies the electricity
needs of four residences, a cabin and shed; the project is not
connected to the electric transmission grid. The licensee proposes to
decommission the inoperable James Creek diversion facilities and adjust
the project boundary accordingly.
m. A copy of the application is available for inspection and
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reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888
First Street, NE., Room 2-A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202)
208-1371. The application may be viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/
online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h
above.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE''; (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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